Clyde Geronimi
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Clyde "Gerry" Geronimi (June 12, 1901 - April 24, 1989) was an Italian-American animation director. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions.
Geronimi was born in Chiavenna, Italy, immigrating to the United States as a young child. Geronimi's earliest work in the animation field was for the J.R. Bray Studios, where he worked with Walter Lantz. Geronimi left Bray in 1931 to join Walt Disney Productions, where he remained until 1959. Geronimi started off in the shorts department as an animator, eventually becoming a director. His 1941 short, "Lend a Paw", won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Pinto Colvig 15
- Walt Disney 9
- Clarence Nash 8
- Lee Millar 6
- Bill Thompson 5
- Billy Bletcher 5
- Sterling Holloway 5
- Verna Felton 4
Awards and nominations
- 2017 Disney Legends
- 1977 Winsor McCay Award
The career in numbers
- US$ 26 mi Total budget from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 815 mi Total box office from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 3 mi Average budget from 8 film(s) with data
- US$ 82 mi Average box office from 10 film(s) with data
- 6.7 Average rating from 23 film(s) with data
- 31.2× Return on investment from 8 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
